Post a message to a channel

This action will send a message from the IFTTT Bot to the channel you specify.

About this action

Triggers, queries, and actions are the building blocks of Applets. Triggers tell an Applet to start, queries ask a question, and actions are its end result.

Developer info

Description: This action will send a message from the IFTTT Bot to the channel you specify.
API endpoint slug: discord.post_message_to_channel
Filter code method: Discord.postMessageToChannel.skip(string?: reason)
Runtime method: runAction("discord.post_message_to_channel", {})

Action fields

Channel ID Nested dropdown list

Label: Which Channel?
Helper text: To post a message to an Announcement Channel, add the 'IFTTT' role and 'Send Messages' permission in Channel Permissions. If a server is not present, Reconnect to the Discord service at ifttt.com/discord/settings
Slug: channel_id
Required: true
Can have default value: false

Message Text input > Long text

Label: Message
Helper text: Max limit of 2000 characters. To @mention roles, find the role ID in Discord by running `\@role`. Ex. 'Hello <@&1234>'
Slug: message
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Discord.postMessageToChannel.setMessage(string: message)

Allowable mentions Dropdown list

Label: Allowable mentions
Helper text: Allows usage of @everyone, <@&(Role ID)>, and <@(User ID)> in the message body
Slug: allowable_mentions
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Discord.postMessageToChannel.setAllowableMentions(string: allowableMentions)